HARARE – The cleric — Patrick Phillip Mugadza — who prophesied that President Robert Mugabe will die on October 17, this year will continue languishing in prison after his application for further remand refusal was declined yesterday. Following the prophecy, the Kariba-based Remnant Church leader was arrested and charged with insulting people of a certain…
HARARE – Former Indigenisation minister Paul Mangwana has been dragged to the High Court for allegedly failing to pay $154 000 for a truck he bought from the Zimbabwe Farmers Development Company (ZFDC). According to court papers, the two parties entered into an agreement of sale nearly a decade ago, under which ZFDC — represented…
HARARE – The only target police officers have is how many small vehicles, trucks or buses they have searched and not revenue targets, Home Affairs deputy minister Obedingwa Mguni has told Parliament. This comes after Bulawayo Metropolitan MDC MP Dorothy Bhebhe asked whether it was government policy that when police go to roadblocks, they are…
HARARE – National carrier, Air Zimbabwe, has been ordered by the Labour Court to reinstate about 300 workers it fired nearly two years ago. Air Zimbabwe chief executive Ripton Muzenda told a parliamentary portfolio committee on Transport and Infrastructure Development chaired by Chegutu West Zanu PF MP Dexter Nduna that they were going to appeal against…
HARARE – State-owned Central Mechanical Equipment Department (CMED) has suspended the importation of duty-free fuel for selected private companies following an exposé of irregularities in the facilitation of import certificates. This comes as the Transport ministry had given CMED the right to grant duty exemptions to selected private companies, a reprieve usually availed exclusively to government…
HARARE – With critical losses having washed out cash and the national airline sinking deeper into financial dire straits, it remains to be seen how quickly the anchor shareholders of the stuttering carrier — the government — will come up with a rescue package. The ongoing financial crisis exposes the airline to too many risks,…
HARARE – For someone who went to South Africa six years ago as a virtually unknown musician, Bulawayo-born Berita Gugugulethu Khumalo (25) has exceeded all expectations. Since 2012 when she dropped her debut album “Conquering Spirit,” Berita has won a string of awards which include Best African Pop Album at the 2013 Metro FM Music…
BULAWAYO – Though the Miss Zimbabwe pageant has lost its lustre somewhat of late, rising model Stacey Mack, 20, still regards it as the biggest brand in the local beauty industry. Mack, who is currently part of the Samantha Tshuma-run Open Eye Modelling Agency, is determined to land the national pageant title within the next…
HARARE – Vocalist-cum-dancer Pamela “Gonyeti” Zulu, who went solo six months ago after quitting Jah Prayzah’s Third Generation Band, is happy with the progress she is making. While conceding that her solo career is fraught with challenges, Gonyeti is upbeat about the future. [GoogleAd] “After the launch of my album titled “One Day” fans decreased…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s representatives in Africa, CAPS United and Ngezi Platinum Stars reached the next round of their competitions but a lot needs to be done if they are to go far. Ngezi Platinum progressed to the first round of the Confederation Cup on Saturday with a slender 1-0 victory over Pamplemousses of Mauritius at…
